OSHA Inspection: OLVI ADIN BURGOS PAZ

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   (a) On or about 8/16/2017 - at 870 Vestalake Ridge Drive, Vestavia, AL, an employee was exposed to fall hazards up to approximately 40 feet above ground level while installing shingles on a roof with a 12:12 pitch.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body belt was not located in the center of the wearer's back. The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head:  (a) On or about 8/16/2017 - at 870 Vestalake Ridge Drive, Vestavia, AL, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while improperly using a body positioning belt with the lanyard attachment point located at the wearer's waist.  The employees were on a 12:12 pitched roof with a fall height of approximately 34 feet from the peak to the lower level.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill:   (a) On or about 8/16/2017 - at 870 Vestalake Ridge Drive, Vestavia, AL, employees who had been trained in fall protection were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 40 feet above the lower level while installing shingles on a 12:12 pitched roof.

Issued

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  a) On or about 8/16/2017 - at 870 Vestalake Ridge Drive,Vestavia, AL, an aluminum extension ladder used to access the roof was not extended at least 3-feet above the upper landing surface, was not secured to a rigid support, and/or a grasping device was not provided.